The last Woman standing

Chapter 5-I will not birth your Child

I woke up to a sunny Saturday, my eyes opened and I stared at the silver chocolate box on the bed,it was cozy, classy, it looked expensive, and expensive meant George,I rolled my eyes and opened it, it had all my favourite,little bits of all i loved, i smiled at his stupidity,to think chocolate would get him in my good books, oh wow! I sighed and jumped off the bed, took the morning gown that his grandmother bought me as a gift, I looked myself in the mirror as I wondered about granny, did she know that he won't extend the family tree, I walked to the bathroom for a shower.

Whatever the chocolates were bribing me to do was already a no, I made up my mind as i closed my eyes, taking the warmth of the water on my body.

Tessa could barely walk, she was lying on the floor, sobbing, a bottle of vodka in her hand, "how could you Tony, how could you." she cried bitterly.

"Tessa!" Flora ran from the from the stairs and reached her daughter, her arms spread," honey what's the matter ,is Tony ohk?" she asked concerned, " mother please, don't ask me about that ...the...that man!" Tessa muttered and leaned on her mother's shoulder, crying uncontrollably.

After my hot shower I wore a white silky gown and went down stairs,my hair tied in a ponytail. "Someone got here late last night!" George said, he was fishing,I went down silently, "thanks for the chocolate, what do you want." I said as I reached the kitchen, leaned on the well designed dinning table, "nothing,I was just....." he stuttered, "stop!" I ordered, annoyed suddenly, that he was undermining my intelligence." what is it that you want?" I asked again, he swallowed nothing and smiled , I frowned, very sure that he could not read my facial expression." please sit." he said, calmly,and I sat, because of the shock I think, George was never polite towards me and I had learnt to live with it, so him politely asking me to sit shoke me a bit."I want kids." He uttered but I remained silent, not because I did not hear his words but because I felt my blood boiling, i narrowed my eyes, and opened them widely " you are insane!" I replied finally, "after all you have done George!" my voice was raising, the Harte inside me taking over, I stood and cuddled myself, how could he suggested that I mother his child,I felt sharp shiver up my spine "I will never have your child." I yelled and he shook a bit, he had never had me yell so loud, " you have manupilated me enough George Smith and it stops now." I said, "You are my wife, for the love you have for me,at least consider it." he said, and it was the most stupid thing I ever heard him utter, " I stopped loving a long time George,don't flatter yourself." I confessed and read pain in his eyes."Have you seen the papers?" he asked, " That people demand we have children, I'm waiting for them to complain further, so that i can choke your fans with the truth." I said, hands on my waist then turned , walked back upstairs.

Tessa knelt, Phoebi and Lizzy stood by the couch, while aunt Flora sat besides her, " Phoebi come on, help me to her room." aunt Flora said, "no!she will not touch me." Tessa yelled, " I hate her!" Flora and Phoebi's eyes locked, her eyes on her sister, " you are so cruel Phoebi, so cruel." Tessa said, her voice shaking, delivering a pained statement, " how could you?" She added, " you need to sleep." Flora suggested, "No I need to speak, speak mother!speak!" Tessa yelled and Phoebi just, looked at the terrified Lizzy, " honey go back to bed." Phoebi muttered, ordering her daughter, " No,Lizzy you remember uncle Tony hunny?" Tessa said,her focus on little Lizzy, " Tessa stop!" Flora roared and Tessa looked at her, laughed lazyily, " Why mother? because you too lied and said Lizzy's father is died, huh?" Tessa barked bitterly, you are all so cruel" Tessa shouted, her hands thrown in the air. " Tessa stop it." Aunt flora ordered, her voice not very bold, " Mother im hurt, I'm hurt." Tessa sobbed.

"Where are you going?" George asked,"Out!" I said, "Harley yiu are my wife" my husband stated. "a wife you can not touch?I dont care what the papers are saying, I won't bear kids in whatever this arrangement is." I clarified boldly.

Aunt Flora with Phoebi's help managed to put Tessa to bed, " Jesus!" aunt flora exclaimed, "how on earth did she know?" she directly her question to Phoebi, "it has to be Harley." Phoebi replied, her eyes focused on the glass in her hand, "Harley?" aunt Flora asked, confused, Phoebi exhaled heavily, "She heard Tony and I arguing." She confessed, "Great! you could not handle such a tiny issue Phoebi, look at the mess we are in," Aunt Flora said, "so im at fault now, mother im not the ine who hides everything from everyone." Phoebi whispered. "shut up!shut up!" Aunt Flora roared, Phoebi was right, all was her fault. " We need to think, not point fingers." she continued, "Think?I'm not going to be part of it, your stupid secrets mother!" Phoebi yelled, "shhhhh! you will wake her up." Flora whispered, "My daughter needs her father and I ll do all in my power to protect that." Phoebi confessed, her eyes not leaving her mother."You purposely allowed this to happen so that you can hurt Tessa? " Aunt flora asked, with a frown, "Not everything revolves around Tessa I'm just relieved that the truth is out."Phoebi replied.

I arrived at Lisa's and found her relaxing on a couch, cucumber on her eyes, placing my car keys and bag on the table I posed infront of her "What?" she removed the cucumber on her eyes and sat up straight "he broke your heart already?"she questioned, "no,get up" I demanded still in front of her, she breathed heavily and she impatiently pulled her arm, forcing her to stand,my case was an emergency and she was acting like a jerk " What's wrong with you?" she asked with a frown, I phased up and down, only then was my upstairs having a board meeting, discussing the nonesense thing George proposed, I am not sure which department took my on a journey, a journey back to the day I met my husband, but I cursed the day, I cursed ever setting my eyes on him, ever opened a door for him.

"Harley!" Lisa's voice was now troubled, I looked at her but said no word, " You look terrified." she whispered, she was right, I was scared , scared of wgat i have become, i sat on a couch where she was sitting and I wept, buriedmy faced in my hands. I felt her hand on my shoulder, "is it Oliva?" she asked, "No,it's George" i said in-between sniffs, " Oh God he knows about you and Oliva" she said,her voice raising, " He wants kids." I replied , my face still in my hands. She kept quiet , probably shocked ,"But you said he is.. " she left the sentence hanging, " Exactly, now he wants me to bring children into our lifeless , fake marriage." I barked, lying back on the couch," Harley!", my best friend rebuked, " It is what it us Lisa, George married me for his own purposes, and I blame me for all this" I confessed eventually. I hated myself for being naive, for ever thinking that he will fall inlove with me at the end.